Morton County, North Dakota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,479
Median household income: $79,483
Median home value: $249,600

Home to 33,479 residents, Morton County is one of North Dakota's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,483, its median household income sits above North Dakota's $75,949.

From 2019 to 2023, Morton County's population grew 8.5% from 30,868 to 33,479, while its median household income rose 12.7% from $70,556 to $79,483.

The median gross rent is $1,036. 29.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,479
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $79,483
Median home value: $249,600
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 15,334
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,86833,479

Median household income

$70,556$79,483

Median home value

$208,600$249,600

Median gross rent

$861$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,868	$70,556	$208,600	$861
2020	31,118	$72,778	$220,900	$872
2021	32,916	$75,177	$220,200	$913
2022	33,192	$79,555	$247,200	$973
2023	33,479	$79,483	$249,600	$1,036

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,987	5.9%
5 to 17	5,926	17.7%
18 to 24	2,508	7.5%
25 to 34	4,851	14.5%
35 to 44	4,787	14.3%
45 to 54	3,567	10.7%
55 to 64	4,225	12.6%
65 to 74	3,421	10.2%
75 and over	2,207	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,273	87.4%
Black or African American	582	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,137	3.4%
Asian	72	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.1%
Some other race	136	0.4%
Two or more races	825	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,413	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,275	5.5%
High school graduate	6,623	28.7%
Some college or associate's	8,414	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,291	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,455	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,213	82.0%
Carpooled	1,464	7.9%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	170	0.9%
Bicycle	21	0.1%
Worked from home	1,519	8.2%
Other means	165	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,826	34.2%
15 to 29 min	7,977	46.8%
30 to 44 min	1,729	10.1%
45 to 59 min	705	4.1%
60+ min	798	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 7.0% (2,297 of 32,771)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,785	64.9%
Nonfamily households	4,744	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,529	88.2%
Vacant	1,805	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,155	75.1%
Renter-occupied	3,374	24.9%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,416	67.9%
1-unit, attached	339	2.2%
2 to 4 units	387	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1,124	7.3%
20 or more units	1,270	8.3%
Mobile home & other	1,798	11.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 38059
State: North Dakota
Land area: 1,926 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 46.7100, -101.3100